Kozilek, the Great Distortion
When you cast this spell, if you have fewer than seven cards in hand, draw cards equal to the difference. Menace Discard a card with mana value X: Counter target spell with mana value X.
A ready-made Kozilek decklist
Complete 100-card colourless deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Kozilek decks play in EDH
Kozilek, the Great Distortion is a colourless commander costing 8CC, and its legendary creature - eldrazi line shapes the whole deck around it. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Kozilek, the Great Distortion decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $140Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Removal (3)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Lands (5)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Kozilek, the Great Distortion decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Kozilek, the Great Distortion deck?
Kozilek, the Great Distortion is colourless, so the deck can only play colourless cards and basic-land-produced mana. It is one of the tightest deckbuilding restrictions in Commander.
What are the best cards for Kozilek, the Great Distortion?
The cards played most often in Kozilek, the Great Distortion decks include Emrakul, the Exigent Doom, Omnath, Locus of the Void, Hall of Echoes. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Kozilek, the Great Distortion deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $140 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Kozilek, the Great Distortion deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.